Library set to launch summer reading program

Registration starts May 26, programs begin week of June 16

Readers of all ages will explore science and experiments as the Fort Morgan Public Library presents its annual Summer Reading Program.

Registration starts May 26 and the program begins the week of June 16. All programs are free.

Highlights this year will include:

Children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade will participate in "Fizz, Boom, Read!" Some of the things that will be explored are photosynthesis, bubbles, insects, flight and electricity.

A concert by the Amber Waves bluegrass band will serve as a special pre-kickoff event on Monday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Dahms-Talton Band Shell at City Park. The Amber Waves Band is a family band that travels full time throughout the United States in a bus named "Benny." The group features incredible singing and harmony, accompanied by guitar, banjo, fiddle and upright bass.

On Wednesday, July 9, at 6 p.m., get ready for Jim Jackson's Big Bubble Circus! Jackson will present a program of circus silliness and gigantic bubbles.

On Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m., a space alien will invade the Fort Morgan Public Library as Ann Lincoln presents her "Space Alien's Big Bang Magic and Juggling Show." The "space alien" will be juggling planets and collecting specimens to take back to Mars. The space alien will also "beam down" a live rabbit into a see-through "teleportation cube." Lincoln, who performs in the show, has been a full-time professional entertainer for nearly 30 years. She will be performing at libraries all across Colorado this summer.

Summer readers from Grade 6 through high school will get to "Spark a Reaction" in their version of the Summer Reading Program. Each program lasts two hours, and the sessions are very interactive and some may get messy. Highlights include "Busted!" by Roger Doll and the Police Department, candy and bouncy ball experiments, going viral experiments, the Push Across America bicycle team, the Robotics Team, pendulum painting, parachute cord bracelet design and a hot dog roast!

The pre-k and kindergarten children will meet on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. beginning the week of June 16 (child must be accompanied by a guardian). Grades 1 and 2 will meet Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Grades 3 through 5 will meet on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Movies will be shown each Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Grades 6 through high school will meet on Thursdays, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. All programs will gather in the Children's Library downstairs. No programs will be held during the week of July 4.

Registration for the Summer Reading Program will be online only, beginning Monday, May 26, and running through Friday, June 13. For planning purposes, no late registrations will be accepted. Patrons must register online at the City of Fort Morgan Library web page. Staff will be available to assist anyone with registration.

For more information or answers to your questions call Katie Holmburg, children's librarian, at (970) 542-4005 or e-mail her at kholmburg@cityoffortmorgan.com.